UAE: Over 260 Sudanese people stranded in country due to conflict provided with shelter, food by local community

UAE: Over 260 Sudanese people stranded in country due to conflict provided with shelter, food by local community

They visited Dubai with the intention of returning to their home country before or during Eid Al Fitr, but found themselves stuck after the sudden closure of Khartoum Airport

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Published: Sun 23 Apr 2023, 5:19 PM Last updated: Sun 23 Apr 2023, 6:11 PM

More than 260 Sudanese people who came to the UAE either for shopping, medical treatment or while in transit, were provided with shelter and food by the Sudanese community after having been stranded in the country due to the closure of Khartoum Airport, following the military clashes which broke out in the capital a week ago. They ran out of money and their visit visas expired.

Speaking to Khaleej Times, Dr Amin Jaffar Taha, head of the Sudanese community and the Sudanese social club in the UAE, said that the stranded came to Dubai for shopping and other purposes, with plans to return to their home country before or during Eid. After the eruption of the conflict in Khartoum, they found themselves stuck in Dubai with limited cash, leading to some of them to run out of funds. They found themselves with nowhere to go.

The stranded made an appeal to members of the Sudanese community